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Markdown
25 lines
912 B
Markdown
Verses 6-12 repeat for a second time and give more detail about how Noah went into the ark with his family and the animals in Genesis [Genesis 7:1](./01.md). This is not a new event.
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## clean animals ##
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These were animals that God allowed people to give to him as sacrifices.
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## unclean animals ##
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These were animals that God did not allow people to give to him as sacrifices.
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## two by two ##
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The animals entered the boat in pairs of one male and one female.
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## It came about that ##
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This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story--the start of the flood. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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## after the seven days ##
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"after seven days" or "seven days later"
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## the water of the flood came upon the earth ##
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The implicit information that it rained can be made explicit as it is in the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) |